Our person-centered clinical orientation is guided by humanistic and contemporary approaches to psychoanalytic theory that include ego psychology, object relations, self psychology, and intersubjectivity psychology, and that are grounded in current empirical research, especially attachment and trauma theories.
Professional Licensure or Certification
MA, Art Therapy
Our program integrates psychotherapy and visual arts practice that engages the creative power of art for clinical assessment and treatment.
PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences
Prepare for a fulfilling academic career in research and teaching in the rehabilitation sciences through interdisciplinary study across health fields.
The Master of Arts in Art Therapy program is approved by the ACATE under the CAAHEP. The program meets all educational requirements for licensure in New York State as a Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) and Registered Art Therapist (ATR) with the Art Therapy Credentials Board.
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Information Session: MA, Art Therapy
Information Session: MA, Art Therapy
NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium
The NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium aims to advance public knowledge and research in the creative arts therapies.
Department of Art and Art Professions
Barney Building
34 Stuyvesant Street, New York, NY 10003
212-998-5700